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CATHER, Willa (1873-1947) and Dorothy Canfield FISHER. "The Fear That Walks by Noonday." In: The Sombrero. Lincoln, Nebraska: The Junior Class of the University of Nebraska, [1894].
4o. Original red and white cloth (hinges cracked, textblock loose, some minor soiling). Provenance: Amy C. Bruner (signature on front pastedown).
FIRST EDITION of Cather's short story, published in the Sombrero the year she was literary editor. Dorothy Canfield, daughter of the chancellor at University of Nebraska, and Cather were close friends and corresponded regularly after both had gone on to become novelists.
4o. Original red and white cloth (hinges cracked, textblock loose, some minor soiling). Provenance: Amy C. Bruner (signature on front pastedown).
FIRST EDITION of Cather's short story, published in the Sombrero the year she was literary editor. Dorothy Canfield, daughter of the chancellor at University of Nebraska, and Cather were close friends and corresponded regularly after both had gone on to become novelists.